First grade students from families with common ethnic, social, and economic characteristics were studied to determine the effects of parent participation in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program on the attendance and achievement of the children. The experimental group was composed of 160 children from low income, Spanish-speaking families in…

Retrospective life history data are used in this analysis of the mechanisms which lead to differential levels of occupational success. The paper is based on data collected from a cohort of black men and a cohort of nonblack men, aged 30-39 in 1968. The measure of occupational achievement used throughout is the occupational status of the first job…

Two conditions make the future of private vocational schools look bright. First, only about one-fourth of all high school students are currently enrolled in vocational programs, and second, it is estimated that more than three-fourths of all students could benefit from such programs. A recent study revealed a total of 7,000 private, profit-making…

The five appendixes to Results Report 1, Report 2 of the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress are provided. These appendixes are: A. Analysis Grouping Variables within Maine; B. Descriptive Data for the Sample by Region and Size of Community; C. Exercise Texts and Results Codes; D. Maine Subgroup P-Values and Standard Errors, State-to-Subgroup…

Current patterns in postsecondary education can be compared to 10-year-old patterns by looking at differences in overall rates of college entry, and in college entry rates among groups as defined by sex, ability, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background. (Author/EB)

States vary in the proportion of their populations who pursue higher education. A study that assesses the relationship between a state's economic and social characteristics and its citizens' participation in higher education is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Evaluates the success of financial aid programs in increasing college choices for minorities and women of high and low achievement in Illinois. Contrasts the goal of increasing choice with that of broadening access to postsecondary education, and urges that the two objectives be resolved. (MCG)

Explores some of the meanings of professionalization for early childhood educators, especially in relation to pedagogic authority and the knowledge base which determines teaching practice. (AS)

Uses multiple regression analysis to demonstrate that the earnings of illegal aliens rise with schooling and labor market experience, but experience in the U.S. is more important than in the country of origin. Shows that Mexican illegal aliens earn about 30 percent less than Canadian/European illegal aliens. (Author/RDN)

While the economic benefits of the most familiar credentials--high school diplomas and baccalaureate degrees--are well established, the economic benefits are much less clear for other kinds of education and training. This report looks at the economic benefits of sub-baccalaureate education. While community colleges serve many goals and missions,…

This reference work documents the history of human rights theory, explains each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, explores the contemporary human rights movement, and examines the major human rights issues facing the world today. This book is the first to combine historical and contemporary perspectives on these critical…

This article examines the status of geography at eighteen senior colleges and twenty-six junior colleges in Mississippi. Data is provided on the number of schools offering geography, on course offerings, student enrollment, and faculty training. Recommendations are made on how to encourage growth of the discipline in the state. (SM)

Before accountability as now envisioned can be implemented on a wide scale, a great deal more research, development, and testing must be done on the specification of objectives, ways of achieving specific objectives, and methods of measuring achievement. (Authro)

The college charter" is defined as the structural linkages to occupational and economic groups, linkages that allow the college to allocate its graduates to major social statuses. It was found that larger schools have lower dropout rates and greater effects on occupational decisions than smaller colleges. (DB)

Reviews research on the characteristics of the dropout (relationships, socioeconomic status, attitudes, behavior, school performance); the economic and social costs of dropping out; and current efforts for dropout assistance or dropout prevention. (SJL)